Highly predictable-Rishi Sunak in deep trouble; needs an opponent to attack; invents an “enemy within” in form of “mob rule”. Naturally Mail+ etc go along with it

Very good to call in at the splendid-looking Torquay Library today @Torbay_Council Torbay Live Town of Torbay Torquay Devon UK Torbay Communities Torquay Museum

Fabulous performance at Southbank Centre of the Zender orchestrated version of Winterreise song cycle. Amazing musical skills from Allan Clayton Aurora Orchestra Nicholas Collon

Great advert tonight for vibrant London jazz scene. Wonderful to attend the launch at @worldheartbe of new CD from amazing Empirical featuring guests Jason Rebello & Jonny Mansfield Whirlwind Recordings Help Musicians LondonJazz News EFG London Jazz Festival

Why the time for an industrial strategy is now, and what The Labour Party plans to do about it. Articles by Peter Marsh linkedin.com/pulse/industri… via LinkedIn

Could the UK economy fare better with cleverer thinking by government over the future of industry? In Made Here Now  I explore options for industry strategies Make UK Campaigns WRStirling 🇺🇦 Innovate UK Industry Today Renishaw Will Butler-Adams madeherenow.com/news/post/2024…

Labour’s ideas on industry planning look promising but need a few final touches - here are some suggestions Jonathan Reynolds The Labour Party UK Manufacturing Made Here Now The Manufacturer Nico Macdonald Zenoot.com New Zealand Labour @madeinyorks madeherenow.com/news/post/2024…

As we’d expect from a tired UK government, recent official efforts promoting “advanced manufacturing” have been feeble. Here’s a better approach Made Here Now Barry Sheerman DI - Dansk Industri All-Party Parliamentary Manufacturing Group BritishManufacturing Department for Business and Trade Royal Academy of Engineering 3D Printing Industry madeherenow.com/news/post/2024…

In 6 Totnes Pulse articles I have examined recent events at Dartington Trust. I hope I have made some sense of a complex & unhappy story Save Dartington TransitionTownTotnes AtmosTotnes (Totnes Community Builders) Greg Parston Dartington Arts Sara Mohr-Pietsch Totnes Times South Devon Sector Inspector totnespulse.co.uk

The usual Dartington Arts music summer school/festival isn't happening in S Devon this year.But we have another festival using the same model 300 miles away. The unedifying story behind the split is now revealed Totnes Pulse TransitionTownTotnes The Music Summer School and Festival totnespulse.co.uk

I can't understand why an "inquiry" is needed into the row over aides of Rishi Sunak UK Prime Minister betting on the election date. He should simply ask them: anyone who admits it or prevaricates should be dismissed. The longer this goes on, the bigger Labour's majority will be

Tories warn of Labour landslide in final day of election campaigning via Financial Times Indeed .. but wouldn’t this be a good idea ? on.ft.com/3zvDnxV

Yes !! Let’s get ahead of ourselves & find some element of joy from July 4 Here’s how to cope with the prospect of a Labour victory | General election 2024 | The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Excellent lecture tonight on London’s past, present & future by design/ architecture guru Peter Murray OBE NLA Centre for London Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan London Design Festival .And a near-sellout crowd at Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

After 14 years a re-awakening. Above Clapham Common yesterday Battersea Labour BatterseaArtsCentre Clapham @claphambooks @ClaphamCommonMC Friends of Clapham Common

The pitfalls of AI worship, by navneet alang / ਨਵਨੀਤ theguardian.com/news/article/2…

After the sad ending of the summer music school & festival in Dartington,I examined its low-key Devon replacement plus how a rival group took the concept to Norfolk Dartington Trust Dartington Arts The Music Summer School and Festival Totnes Pulse Totnes Times Guardian music totnespulse.co.uk/dartington-tri…

I’ve been reading 30 books on manufacturing & related topics. Here’s what I thought of them madeherenow.com/news/post/2024… Made Here Now Manufacturing Club Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) Penguin Books UK Make UK Campaigns Stian Westlake WRStirling 🇺🇦 Harvard University Press International John Thornhill Arthur Turrell Graphene Flagship 🇪🇺

Thoughtful article on UK efforts to move to greener future through carbon capture FT World News Rachel Millard The Carbon Trust CarbonCapture Inc. Carbon Brief LowCarbonPower.org⚡ INEOS Make UK Royal Academy of Engineering on.ft.com/3ABUizv

Latest news re Dartington in an article just out .. signs of deepening split between two key charities Dartington Trust l totnespulse.co.uk/dartington-mus…